Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-01-28
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
The chief clerk of the Paris postofficc has
stolen $4,000 in postal money orders and fled.

stolen $4,000 in postal money orders and fled.
On October % one of the most frightful
tragedies that ever took place i'll Kentucky oc-
Cured in the eastern portion of Knox County.
A house occupied by the Poo family was
burned, and in the ashes were found the
charrcd remains of eight persons. They were
the bodies OF Mrs. Kittie Poe, Miss Mary J.
Carson, Miss Mary Burns, and Mollie, Axle,
Laura, Pearlie and Willie Poe, five children.
1t was afterwards developed that they had
been murdered, after which the house had
been set on fire. Seven persons, all neighbors
of the murdered family, charged with partici-
pating in the diabolical affair, have just been
arrested, Their names are Amelia Forms,
Bruce Mills, Palmer Mills, Wright Smith,
Elias Jackson, Mollic Stamper and Pinda Ham,
mond The former woman is thought to be
the leader of the gang and instigator of the af-
fair. She is notorious courtesan and had a
great influence over the others who were ar
rested. On the day after the murder the wo-
man was overheard to say to one of the others
'sThanll God that we burned everything up so
there can be no traces left"
"A western express train on the Fitchbrrg
was wrecked by broken rail near Westmin-
ster, Massachusetts. One sleeping-car was
overturned and another was smashed in at the
front, but no passenger was seriously in
jured
Gavin Pratt who forged checks for $l4,-
600 on the Pacific Bank of San Francisco, has
been sentenced to fourteen years Ill State
prison.
The schooner Parallel, with leo, 0C0 pounds
Of powder on board, was driven by fierce
winds and a high sea against the rocks i'll San
francisco harbor. Repeated dashing against
the rocks caused the owder to ignite, and a
terrific explosion was the result The life
saving station was completely wrecked the fa-
nous Cliff House Was badly damaged, Sutro's
observatory shattered to atoms, and all struc-
lures in the vicinity more or less damaged.
Three members OF the lfe-saving crew, on the
beach, were hurled in the air by the concus-
sion with great force and seriously if not IA
tally injured People were thrown from their
beds by the force Of the explosion, and the
earth for some distance shook as no earth
quahe has shaken it for years.
Thomas Pratt, one of the parties who
robbed tho bank at Kewanee, ILL.,, has been
pardof Jed from Joliet prison by Gov. Oglesby,
after s. irving over four years.
Thu trial of the Haddock murder cases ut
Sioux CITY has been set for March 81. The at
torneys fSr the defense urged IN earlier date,
suggesting February l, and County Attorney
Marsh esys that SO far as he is concerned he
would bt glad to kegin then, but when a start
is madehe desired to try all of them, which,
with the cases already assigned on the docket
would Ie impossible. Tho defense demand a
separate trial for each defendant, and desire
that Of Arensdorf should come first, but the
latterwil scarcely be permitted by the State,
which can elect the order in which the cases
can be taken up. While the prosecution
would probably not hesitate to go on with
soue of the other cases now, az far as can be
leaned they are notyet ready to proceed with
the trial Of Arensdorf on the testimony in
sight, notwithstanding their formidable array
o. witnesses.
Fashionable society at Long Branch, n
l., is agitated over the announcement that
s'eoi 30 hwy, eoh VI 1iio hAllioHalle, JoHll
Hoey, President of the Adams Express COM
pany, has been indicted by the Monmouth
County grand jury for forging his fathers
name to draft of $50. The culprit has fled,
and detectives are on his track This is not
the first time that George Hoey has been guilty
of a like offense. This time, however, the
father determined to punish him, and made
complaint against him on which he was in
dicted Hoey has virtually disowned his SON.
George is % years of age, and has lovely
wife and two beautiful children. He is an ac-
tor, but very poor one.